Case #3, Thomasville High, is nestled in the center of a small, unincorporated town of .6 square miles that is surrounded by vast flat fields of cotton, sugar beets, alfalfa, field and row crops, and agricultural establishments on the western side of the San Joaquin Valley. Thomasville is a small farming community flanked by huge farms which produce agricultural goods for national and international consumption. With a population of slightly over 800 consisting of approximately 40% foreign born residents, Thomasville is home to an elementary school and a high school. It is approximately 45 miles from an urban center of over 500,000 with one state university and several private universities. There are two community colleges within 45 miles, the closest 32 miles away. The community is accessible by country roads and highways with no signal lights, no freeways, and spotty cell phone reception